Religion Mattered : Religious Differences in Switzerland and Their Impact on Demographic Behaviour (End of the 18th Century to the Middle of the 20th Century)

The impact of the two main religions on demographic behaviour until the middle of the 20th century is striking and, depending on religious affiliation, remarkable differences can be observed with regard to celibacy, fertility and size of family. In Catholic regions all three were much higher at the...

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Publié dans:	Historical social research. - Mannheim : GESIS, 1979. - 42(2017), 2, Seite 23-58
Auteur principal:	Head-König, Anne-Lise (Auteur)
Format:	Article en ligne
Langue:	English
Publié:	[2017]
Accès à la collection:	Historical social research
Sujets:	19. Jahrhundert 20. Jahrhundert Bevölkerungsentwicklung Calvinism Calvinismus Catholicism Familiengröße Familienplanung Fruchtbarkeit Heirat plus... Katholizismus Kinderzahl Migration Mischehe Pietismus Protestantism Protestantismus Religionszugehörigkeit Säkularisierung Säugling Schweiz Sterblichkeit Switzerland baby family planning family size fertility intermarriage migration mortality nineteenth century number of children pietism population development regional difference regionaler Unterschied religiöse Faktoren religious affiliation religious factors secularization twentieth century wedding